The Obama ground game – an army of volunteers, an unprecedented get-out-the-vote effort and the heavy use of internet technologies – swept Barack Obama into office. Will this political machine stay in…
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Gaetz son charged with DUI
The Daily News reports that Matthew Gaetz, son of State Senator Don Gaetz, was pulled over last Thursday, October 30 for speeding by an Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy and was charged with…
What does new Pensacola council look like?
Mayor Mike Wiggins City Council At Large District 9: Megan Pratt City Council District 1: P. C. Wu City Council District 2: Sam Hall City Council District 3: Maren DeWeese City Council…
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IN Your Head Radio: FINIS
Today the last IN Your Head Radio show will hit the airwaves at 12:00. Get the last word in at 437-1620. Listen online live at newsradio1620.com.
Gulf Breeze update
Lines are about six people deep at the South Santa Rosa Rec Center. As of 9:30, 640 people had voted.
Oops, there was an Escambia murder in Oct.
Arthur James Roland, 28, of Pensacola was found shot to death inside a Buick LeSabre about 7 p.m. on Oct. 30 near North S and Bobe streets. This is the 18th homicide…
Final Early Voting stats
From Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, David Stafford: These are Early Voting only — does NOT include Absentees returned. 6,172 – Nov. 1, 2008 49,184 Total 24,684 DEM 18,409 REP 6,091 OTHER
Let’s look at the council reports
For the last reporting period – 10/11-10/30/08: Dist. 1: P.C. Wu $1,350.00 — Mary P Studer $400; RGK Investments $100, Allied Waste $200, SBP (plumbing) $500, Miller Caldwell, Jr. $150 Bob Walker:…
At-large 9 last reports
Megan Pratt wins the prize for best fund-raising – $14,678.67. It’s Who’s Who of Pensacola. There is $3000 loan from Pratt to her campaign. Plus in-kind of $728.67 from Collier Merrill and…
At-Large 8 last reports
Joe Buehler has strong backing from the commercial real estate industry. He reports contributions of $3003 this last period. Beck Properties $500 cash, $453 in-kind. The commercial real estate organization, NW FL…
Loans and In-kind feed last mayor reports
In the Pensacola mayoral race, C.J. Lewis loaned his campaign $5,000 and got a $50 campaign check during this last campaign reporting period, 10/11/2008 – 10/30/2008. Mike Wiggins loaned his campaign $3000…
Robertson is the big fundraiser
The last campaign reports are in: Wilson Robertson, Escambia Co. Comm. Dist. 1: $158,855 Opponent, Davidson: $5,900 Here are the other Escambia County races: Sheriff: Morgan $116,951 Scapecchi $86,753 School Superintendent: Thomas…
IN Your Head Radio Backtracks 10.29
Noted Conservative, former Congressman John Leboutillier has a great take on what will happen November 5th. Listen to the radio interview Only Four days left to call the radio show 437-1620. Today we…
ECSO deputies taser undercover agent
WEAR TV 3 reports: The state is investigating the tasing of one of it’s undercover beverage agents by Escambia Sheriff’s Deputies. It happened at the liquor cabinet store on Fairfield and Lillian…
Revised LWV charter paper
To Whom it may Concern, The League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area hereby withdraws, rescinds and retracts the document titled “Charter White Paper of the League of Women Voters…
Panama City scores 5000 jobs
A Country Corner theme park/development similar to the one in Branson, Missouri, has broken ground 45 minutes north of the New Panama City International Airport. Its theme is country music. The park…
Tough times at PNJ
The PNJ and its Pensacola Business Journal have cut back their “40 under 40” to “12 under 40” in its November PBJ – a 70 percent reduction. The monthly itself is down…
Judge throws out birth certificate challenge
The Philadelphia Enquirer reports that U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick threw out a complaint by attorney Philip Berg who claimed that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was born in Mombasa, Kenya…
Breakdown of early voting
For Escambia County: These figures are as of noon, Oct. 27 and include early voting and absentees. County Districts Dist. 1 Democrat–3,490 Republican–4,565 Dist. 2 Democrat–3,267 Republican–5,594 Dist 3 Democrat–5,571 Republican–1,461 Dist…